MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about crape myrtles, summer vegetables, lemon trees, tomato plants, indoor palms and ...

The commonly planted Natchez crape myrtle is known for the cinnamon brown inner bark that is revealed when the outer bark ...

The author blames the practice of "crape murder," or cutting back all branches annually, for the weak growth. Proper pruning, ...

Since crape myrtles flower in summer, it’s usually wise to keep your pruners stowed away until these plants enter a state of dormancy in winter. Pruning in summer can delay blooming and make crape ...

My daughter has several crape myrtles in her yard. Some of them have started to lose the bark on their trunks, ... Prune them all the way back to their point of origin at the trunk or a root.

Crape murder. Many have heard of this vicious crime committed on innocent plants. For those of you who are not familiar with this hideous crime, it is the butchering of crape myrtles ...

To avoid this, prune crepe myrtles only after they finish flowering and cut away old, dead wood to open up the center of the plant to the sun and improve airflow. Lack of Light.

That said, if your crepe myrtle is tree-sized, reaching upwards of 15 or even 20 feet, it’s probably not worth the effort. So, the choice is up to you. If you have time and it’s manageable, go ...